Correct me if I’m wrong but, is there really anything Brits love more than a bank holiday weekend. A whole three days off work and an excuse to get away from it all. Well that’s if the weather is nice. It’s always a gamble and since this bank holiday just gone was a wash out, I thought I’d get you up to date with how we spent the first May bank holiday with my sister and her partner.
Christmas getaway in the Lakes: Part Two
As mentioned in our last post, between Christmas and new year we managed to squeeze in a little three day break in Keswick. We love the Lakes, it’s probably our favourite National Park in the UK. There’s something magical in climbing the magnificent peaks here and hiking along paths forged from footsteps long gone by.
For our second hike of the trip we decided to take a little stroll up Cat Bells. We were tired from our longer hike up Skiddaw the previous day, the weather was looking very grim and our reputation of becoming the Lazy Weekenders was seeping through. We chose this 4 mile hike from WalkLakes and set out on the icy roads to Hawse End. Continue reading “Christmas getaway in the Lakes: Part Two”